Election Day Wrap-up
To the relief of all Californians, Election Day has finally arrived! No more television commercials and a mailbox full of mailers. The key item to
Joel Fox
November 6, 2012
LA Tax Proposals and Prop 30
The Los Angeles City Council voted to move ahead on four potential tax measures for the March citywide ballot – but the timing of the
Joel Fox
November 2, 2012
Reversing the Trigger Cuts
With the election only days away and the Proposition 30 tax initiative too close to call, Republican legislators sent a letter to educators saying they
Joel Fox
November 1, 2012
Down to the Wire
The final California Business Roundtable/Pepperdine University School of Public Policy poll was released yesterday indicating that there could be some late counts determining the outcome
Joel Fox
October 31, 2012
Tax Reform and the No Tax Pledge
Since the left is already angry at me for pushing opposition to the Prop 30 tax increase and support for the Prop 32 political reform,
Joel Fox
October 29, 2012
George McGovern’s Wisdom on Lawmaking and Business
Former United States Senator and 1972 Democratic presidential nominee, George McGovern, passed away at age 90 last weekend. The World War II veteran was known
Joel Fox
October 26, 2012
Responding to George
Supposedly, Mark Twain warned, “Never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel.” Well, perhaps its time to challenge that idea in
Joel Fox
October 25, 2012
Prop 30 and the Gas Tax Increase Argument
Governor Brown is objecting to a new ad that the Proposition 30 tax increase would apply to gasoline. The governor says that because sales tax
Joel Fox
October 24, 2012
Giants Win! – Will the World Series Strikeout the Election?
Last night, 15 people in a Sacramento area office, all political junkies deeply involved in election campaigns, did not watch the presidential debates. Instead, they
Joel Fox
October 23, 2012